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European Privacy Day 2012
26 January 2012
On 26 April 2006, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe decided to launch a Data Protection Day, to be celebrated each year on 28 January.Why the 28 January? This date corresponds to the anniversary of the opening for signature of the Council of Europe's Convention 108 for the Protection of individuals with regard to automatic processing of personal data which has been for over 30 years a cornerstone of data protection, in Europe and beyond.
The Convention for the protection of individuals with regard to automatic processing of personal data, known as "Convention 108" is a cornerstone of privacy and personal data protection in Europe since its opening for signature on 28 January 1981. It has been ratified by 43 member states of the Council of Europe and is open for signature by any country in the world.
This year's Data Protection Day will be special for the Council of Europe as it is currently modernising its Convention. On this occasion it is organising in Brussels, on 27 January 2012 together with the International Conference on Computer, Privacy and Data Protection a session enabling a multistakeholder consultation on the proposals of modification of Convention 108.
See more infornation:
Council of Europe: http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/standardsetting/dataprotection/Data_protection_day_en.asp
See also: http://www.europeanprivacyday.org/